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ASLMC ICU supervisors, nurses, and staff; Anthony DeFranco MD, Richard Battiola MD, Catherine Warner, Ashley Gehrand, and Peter Homar. This study was funded in part by the Aurora Research Institute.
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Raff, H., Biru, N., Reisinger, N. et al. Dissociation of ACTH and cortisol in septic and non-septic ICU patients. Endocrine 55, 307–310 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12020-016-1034-2
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